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Army List

British  

noun

  1. an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Let's see," said Feversham, and ringing a handbell upon the table, sent the servant for the Army List.

From The Four Feathers by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

The Dulwich Army List makes very interesting reading, though I notice some omissions and errors in it.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring

According to Hart's "Army List" he joined the 45th Nottinghamshire Regiment of Foot as assistant surgeon on April 15th, 1842.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.

We're not so old in the Army List, But we're not so new in the ring, For we carried our packs with Marshal Saxe When Louis was our King.

From The Years Between by Kipling, Rudyard

We're not so old in the Army List,   But we're not so new in the ring, For we carried our packs with Marshal Saxe   When Louis was our King.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various

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